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Team G PA HR R RBI SB BB% K% ISO BABIP AVG OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ BsR WAR ZiPS DC 120 518 24 65 86 8 6.2% 20.7% .216 .295 .268 .321 .484 .339 114 0.6 2.2 THE BAT X 110 430 21 63 65 6 7.1% 20.7% .227 .299 .271 .331 .498 .351 122 0.1 2.1 THE BAT 110 430 22 63 65 6 7.1% 20.5% .229 .292 .267 .328 .496 .348 120 0.2 2.0 ATC 110 430 21 57 65 7 6.9% 20.2% .221 .296 .270 .328 .491 .347 119 0.1 1.8 FGDC 120 518 24 68 81 8 6.5% 20.6% .216 .291 .265 .320 .480 .338 113 0.2 2.0 Steamer 120 466 22 64 68 7 6.9% 20.5% .215 .287 .261 .320 .476 .337 113 -0.2 1.4 ZiPS 108 405 19 51 67 6 6.2% 20.7% .216 .295 .268 .321 .484 .339 114 0.5 1.7

I can understand the frustration, but I'm not writing any e-mails. This isn't a Tony La Russa situation. While the Kimbrel decision did blow up in our faces, I do understand the thinking behind it at the time. Not everyone agreed with the trade, but I would argue it's a stretch to say that was a brain-dead move at the time. I'm also not sure the issue with Giolito is on the GM. Seems like a penny-pinching ownership issue. But that's a frustrating one for sure. And as frustrated as we are, isn't Hahn at least partially to thank for all of these players being on our roster at the same time: Aaron Bummer Dylan Cease Lucas Giolito Liam Hendricks Michael Kopech Lance Lynn Yasmani Grandal Jose Abreu Tim Anderson Yoan Moncada Eloy Jimenez Andrew Vaughn Also, maybe there was a lot of luck involved, but Hahn did seem to manage through a ton of injuries last year. We somehow picked up or promoted a bunch of guys who managed to get us through some tough stretches. And no, I can't name a "worse" GM because I don't follow the other teams as closely as the Sox.

Colorado Rockies: Hold my beer...

I have no defense for this. This doesn't seem like a team that is getting Conforto.

I thought I remember Zavala being a decent framer and game caller, but the number of passed balls killed him.

I refuse to panic because we don't sign Conforto. Especially when we have Vaughn, Engel, Sheets, Garcia, Burger and Harrison to fill that spot in the lineup. I basically think Conforto can almost be matched in the aggregate. Remember, Vaughn's season last year is almost exactly the same as Conforto's 2016 Season. I'm not saying Vaughn is Conforto yet, but there's still massive potential there. Plus we're going to have to spend ~100 million for Conforto. Large investment in a player who probably will have no impact on the profitability of the team. But hey, if this team wants to get Conforto I won't complain. What I am worried about is Starting Pitcher depth. Starting pitching is why we got beaten so easily in the playoffs last year. They ran out of gas. Have we addressed that this offseason? I don't think so.

Is it just me or this thread burying the lede where Tony la Russa muddles the closer situation right off the bat?

Just a suggestion... But reading through this entire thread can be a bit exhausting. If there are notable signings or significant rumours attaching the White Sox to players can we start new threads? To be clear, I don't think that has actually happened yet. But just putting it out there.

This is maybe a stupid question... But presumably the players aren't being paid during the lockout right? If that is the case, why would Bonilla be any different? Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere in the thread.

There is still some danger associated with Chernobyl. See this article from 2021: ‘It's like the embers in a barbecue pit.' Nuclear reactions are smoldering again at Chernobyl https://www.science.org/content/article/nuclear-reactions-reawaken-chernobyl-reactor Although I agree it may not be as important as other sensitive sites: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/chernobyl-isnt-biggest-nuclear-risk-ukraines-active-nuclear-power-plan-rcna17697

Dalbec had an interesting rookie season, and the Red Sox are popular in that region. Mondesi in Mississippi is the biggest mystery.

Probably also a good time to remind folks that Tim Anderson had two crappy seasons before becoming a star.

That Andrew Vaughn article is must-read material for Soxtalkers. Thanks for sharing. It also gives me a bit of pause about spending large sums on a player like Conforto. But that's just me!

This board has gotta stop sharing these unofficial tweets. This is nonsense.

What is the source for this Segura trade? Or is this just a Soxtalk idea?

Well he did go to Harvard Law School.

That's kind of my point!

This is silly. The sample sizes are so small. Take for example, Jorge Soler. He actually had a poor NLDS. He went 1/13. If you port that result over to the ALDS, we would have done even worse against the Astros! Simply put, we lost in the playoffs cause our starting pitching was poor. The ERA of our starters was 10.22. Sure it would have been nice to have a better person to stick in RF and 2B the whole time. But it wouldn't have really mattered. Maybe having a few better players to fill in at RF and 2B after the trade deadline could have pushed us over the top to get home-field advantage. But I doubt it. And it's not like we didn't try. All of those Braves players, except for Duvall, actually had a lower OPS than Cesar Hernandes when they were traded. We had rotten luck with Cesar.

According to baseball savant, Yoan was T-25th among qualified third baseman for Outs Above Average in 2021. In fact, they say he prevented (-1) runs. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/outs_above_average?type=Fielder&startYear=2021&endYear=2021&split=no&team=&range=year&min=q&pos=5&roles=&viz=show So maybe he isn't a stand out defender? To be honest, my knowledge of fielding metrics is limited so I'm not sure.

Soxtalk needs to banish the term "punting games" in 2022. For the whole second half of the season every time someone had an issue with one of La Russa's decisions they would say we are "punting" the game. Come on, I'm not a La Russa defender but starting Lynn over Giolito was NOT basically punting game one. Sheesh! Even if you are a believer that we rested guys too often, the same usually applied in regular season games.

It's most of the league. It is hard to lay off good sliders on two strike counts. If it was easy everyone would hit .350. Almost by definition, a good slider starts out looking like a fastball that's a strike. It's everything between that allows you to succeed as a hitter including taking advantage when you do get a good fastball to hit, taking sliders that aren't quite good enough to fool you, and hammering sliders when they hang over the plate. If a pitcher is throwing perfect sliders, and getting strike calls an inch or two off the plate (like last night) it will always be exceptionally difficult for the hitter.

wut

Sorry I got mixed up and had to edit my post. My bad!

Leury's number are not better right handed than left this year. Left-handed OPS - 717 Right-handed OPS - 698 Over his career Leury is better right-handed.

Okay, so he might actually have the latter. But he's still gonna play.